Eagle's Flight Recorder (IMAGE)

University of Oxford

Eagle's Flight Recorder

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An eagle carrying its own 'black box' flight recorder on its back as part of an Oxford University study reveals that collapsible wings may be a bird's answer to turbulence.

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Graham Taylor

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